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Easily the most comfortable place to stay is this chic resort run by Lhasa's Shambhala Serai group. It has its own riverside hot springs, 5km before…
Must-see hotels in Ü
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This huge modern hotel is the default option for most visitors. Although devoid of monastic charm, the carpeted double rooms are comfortable (check for…
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One of the better-run guesthouses at Nam-tso. The metal cabins aren’t pretty, but there's a wide range of rooms with proper beds, electric blankets, clean…
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Pleasant two-, four- and five-bed dorms with clean foam beds above a restaurant by the East Gate. If things are busy, you may have to pay for all beds in…
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If you need to overnight in Damxung on the way to or from Nam-tso or are visiting for the Dajyur Horse Festival, this standard midrange hotel is the only…
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This three-star place offers clean plush rooms, though some streetside rooms are noisy. You can even listen to your favourite Chinese pop tunes in the…
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If you're looking for luxury in Tsetang, this is your best bet. We're still not sure what the 'theme' is, but at least rooms are spacious and public…
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Your best option is this hotel on the main highway by the junction to Dratang. Rooms are clean and modern, with hot showers, and you can watch the traffic…
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Run by a local family, this basic guesthouse's Tibetan-style rooms are the cleanest in town. It's in the centre of Mamba village, above a restaurant of…
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Standard rooms in the main building are decorated with Tibetan motifs but are quite small. The cheaper rooms in the back are bigger and almost as good.
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While most places at Nam-tso look like glorified toolsheds, this is an actual structure, decorated with photos taken by the guesthouse owner. The cheapest…
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This basic guesthouse beside the parking lot has bare-bones mattresses in three-bed rooms and a pleasant Tibetan-style restaurant next door, making it a…
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The guesthouse run by Tengyer Nunnery is probably the nicest place to stay at Tidrum proper, with conditions clean but basic. Riverside rooms have four…
Mindroling Monastery Guesthouse
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Staying overnight at a Tibetan monastery sounds romantic, but there are some significant drawbacks at this one, including dirty rooms, ropy mattresses,…
Drigung Til Monastery Guesthouse
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Foreigners are allowed to stay in this scruffy guesthouse just below the main monastery entrance, but the cleanliness and quality of the mattresses varies…
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If you prefer atmosphere over mod-cons, you can overnight at the monastery. The four-bed rooms with a shared pit toilet are simple but comfortable enough…
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Tsetang’s premier tour-group lodging has small but comfortable four-star rooms behind a cheesy faux-European exterior. It's not great value for the price,…
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The monastery guesthouse has overpriced concrete rooms arranged around a teahouse-bar that serves dishes from ¥20 to ¥50. It can get a bit noisy in the…
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Proper mattresses (not just foam ones) are on offer here, in concrete triples out the back or above the cosy restaurant of the same name.
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If you must spend a night in Medro Gongkar, this standard business hotel near the town centre seems to be the only establishment licenced to register…
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A back-up option, this government-run place has doubles with attached squat toilets. It’s 100m south of the main highway, tucked inside a small courtyard.
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Conditions are clean but basic at this small hotel run by the monastery. It's at the eastern end of Mamba village.
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Cosy, clean rooms and a Tibetan-style restaurant make this a fine place to base yourself for a night or two. The upper-floor, five-bed rooms are the best…
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The Karthok family runs this charming homestay, one of several pilgrim guesthouses in Ngadrak run by local families. It's at the south end of town and is…
